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Arthur Deane broke into the cybersecurity industry and he hasn’t looked back. Now, he’s helping others unlock opportunities in cybersecurity, paving the way for a more diverse and inclusive tech industry

The new listing of the nation’s prestigious research universities is the highest to date for RIT, a jump of seven spots from last year.

Billy Brumley and Matthew Wright were appointed for their work in building RIT’s cybersecurity education and research legacy. As one of the highest honors in academia, endowed professorships recognize and support outstanding researchers and educators who profoundly impact the lives of their students.

Nine RIT faculty members attended the 2024 Secure and Trustworthy Cyberspace Principal Investigators’ Meeting Sept. 4-5, in Pittsburgh.

News Radio WHAM 1180 chats with Jonathan Weissman, principal lecturer in the Department of Cybersecurity, about the National Public Data breach that exposed 2.9 billion records, including Social Security numbers. (Interview starts at the 50-second mark.)

WHAM-TV talk with Jonathan Weissman, principal lecturer in the Department of Cybersecurity, about the worldwide Crowdstrike outage.

RIT cybersecurity researchers are preparing connected vehicle networks for the next stage of cybersecurity—the post-quantum era. The team, in RIT’s ESL Global Cybersecurity Institute, is highlighting how current cryptographic methods are vulnerable to attacks enabled by emerging quantum computers.

RIT Cybersecurity Clinic has assisted over 20 non-profit and community organizations in its first year and plans to expand its community impact and student opportunities in the coming year. Non-profits, small businesses, municipal entities and other under-resourced organizations in the greater Rochester area are encouraged to apply for the clinic's pro-bono services.

CGTN America interviews Matthew Wright, chair of the Department of Cybersecurity, about the ongoing battle against AI deepfakes and how tech companies are combating deepfakes.

With the help of multidisciplinary researchers from around the globe, Billy Brumley is investigating the availability of child sexual abuse material (CSAM) in order to better understand and combat its widespread dissemination.

WHAM-TV talks with Jonathan Weissman, principal lecturer in the Department of Cybersecurity, about the possible ban.

WROC-TV talks with Jonathan Weissman, principal lecturer in the Department of Cybersecurity, about the implications.